In 2008, three friends -- 20-year-old Debra Davis, 19-year-old Alexa Latteo, and 20-year-old Nina Houlihan -- took part in tailgating festivities outside the New England Country Music Festival held at Gillette Stadium.

The tailgating event was allegedly well-known to be a haven for underage drinking and partying, and the three underage women got hammered as they partied, Boston's WBUR radio reports. When they left the party, Latteo got behind the wheel of a car and crashed into a tree, killing herself and Davis. Houlihan suffered serious injuries, but survived.

Kevin Durant is being sued by a 1980s rocker over the nickname "Durantula." The NBA superstar is finally fighting back by asking a court to dismiss the lawsuit. He claims fans gave him the nickname, and he never uses it himself.

Mark Durante, a guitarist who once played with Public Enemy, says that he trademarked "Durantula" years ago, according to Examiner.com. Durante says that he trademarked the name for his stage persona and to sell his music and other wares.

Thanksgiving traditions range from simply carving a turkey to driving halfway across the country to visit relatives you barely know. However, there may be no tradition that leads to more Thanksgiving injuries than the annual family football game.

This may be the only holiday in which grown-ups and children get together to play what's arguably a young man's game. It's this combustible mix that leads to a spike in ER visits.

Here are five things to remember to avoid a Thanksgiving football injury this year:

Last December, Hartmann caught his foot between two pallets of grass on the field and tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) as a result. He also fractured a bone and has been trying to recover ever since, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Hartmann still faces multiple surgeries and may never play professional football again. Right now he's placing the blame on the field's maintenance, and he has some evidence to back that up.

With seven laps remaining, Bowyer reportedly clipped Gordon, causing Gordon to slide hard into the wall, reports Yahoo! Gordon was black-flagged by NASCAR which meant that he was ordered to take his car off the track and into pit row.

But Gordon ignored NASCAR's warning and waited for Bowyer to circle back. As Bowyer approached, Gordon reportedly rammed his car into Bowyer taking him out as well as an innocent Joey Logano.

Most college athletes are between the ages of 18 and 22. If you remember the things you probably said when you were that age, you probably wish that you could take a lot of it back.

Unfortunately for college athletes on Twitter, they often post, shall we say, poorly thought-out statements to thousands of their followers. And because of the nature of the Internet, what they say can stick around forever, get retweeted, and then get picked up by mainstream sports media.

The New York City marathon that was to be held this past Sunday was cancelled due to Superstorm Sandy. Some disappointed runners may now be contemplating bringing a lawsuit against the marathon organizers.

Runners from around the world flew into New York City to take part in the race. Along with paying for the cost of travel and lodging, these contestants also paid marathon fees and other expenses.

But the organizers of the race, New York Road Runners (NYRR), are sticking to their no-refund policy, the Associated Press reports. That means these racers may not get a penny back, despite there not even being an event for them to participate in.

The plaintiff in the lawsuit is Charles "Pop" Young, the father of rapper Trick Daddy, reports The Baltimore Sun.

Young claims that McKinnie borrowed the money and agreed to pay it back after the NFL season began and the game checks started rolling in. Young even has a promissory note that he says was signed by McKinnie to repay the debt.

Spanier has been charged for the first time and joins fellow former Penn State officials -- ex-Athletic Director Tim Curley and ex-Vice President Gary Schultz -- as defendants in the cover-up, reports CNN.

Each of the three men face the same charges of obstruction of justice, perjury, conspiracy, endangering the welfare of children, and failure to report allegations of child abuse. Pennsylvania's Attorney General said that these men "used their positions to conceal and cover up for years the activities of a known child predator."

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